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DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Carmel Burke


What is digital storytelling? *

Digital storytelling is defined as the creation of digital narratives using emergent forms of digital media. The use of animated images, video, text, music and audio are powerful mediums used to capture the message of the writer.

Joe Lambert


What place does dst have in education?

The world in which our youth live is vastly different to the world in which they are educated. They live in an environment bombarded by images, video and audio. Yet, many of our (mathematics) classrooms remain comparatively static.


The triangle family


Grass grows up – Kriste York


Different types of digital stories. Simple narratives – The triangle family ‘True’ digital stories – Grass grows up Music film clips Scaffolds


When to use it in education? When the context is appropriate. A digital story will only amplify a bad

story. Making it meaningful – through the

writing.


While the term "digital storytelling" has been used to describe a wide variety of new media practices, what best describes our approach is its emphasis on first-person narrative, meaningful workshop processes, and participatory production methods.

Center for Digital Storytelling: Berkeley, California


Creating a digital story: The Seven Elements

1. Point of view2. The Dramatic Question3. Emotional Content4. The gift of your voice5. The power of a soundtrack6. Economy7. Pacing


Point of view – What is the point? As a storyteller, what is the specific point

you are trying to get across? Proverbs. Capture the audience – don’t make it too

obvious. Want the audience to discover the story. String analogy.


Will my story touch the audience? Storyteller must consider the reason for

telling the story NOW, to THIS audience.

Every story is personal – my understanding, my beliefs.


The Dramatic Question Aim – to keep the attention of your audience. Create tension from the beginning to the

end. A simple question to summarise your

approach. “Will the girl get the guy?” “Who did it? Monte Hallis’ piece Tanya. In dts we unconsciously exchange intimate

information about the storyteller.


When the expectation of the ‘reader’ is suddenly challenged we are engrossed as a audience.

String analogy. Lead the audience to a place only for

them to realise it is not where they thought they were going.


Emotional Content If I am hooked my consciousness will be

altered – either emotionally or cognitively.

Whether it be a comedy, a tragedy or an explanation, there will be a change in consciousness.

“Grass grows up”


The gift of your voice “cringe!” More of the process for the storyteller

than the audience. But a good voice will only amplify a poor

script. Practise the script. The importance of the writers circle.


The power of the soundtrack Children and adolescents are victims of MTV. Many of them run around with songs and lyrics

in there heads and headphones in their ears. Soundtracks set the mood and provide a

rhythm for our story. Music can trick our perception of visual

information. Music stirs emotion. Songs with lyrics V music, commercial or

created?


Economy

“Storytelling with images means consciously economising language in relationship to the additional narrative that is provided by the juxtaposition of images” Joe Lambert.

Script to between 200-300 words. Script to around 100 words.


Some people start with images, some with a script.

Explicit V implicit images – string analogy again.

Rob’s Story


Pacing Builds tension, creates a rhythm that the

storyteller controls. Tempo can be controlled with the script,

but also with images, transitions and volume levels on audio tracks.

Black space and black noise. Let your story breath.


The final product.


Construction The writers circle. A place of complete trust. Don’t impose your version of someone

else’s story


Software: Adobe Premiere and Soundbooth.


Microsoft Photo Story


iMovie


Audacity


Notebook recorder


Components of a digital story Images. Video. Soundtrack. Audio. Pacing.


Publications. The easy access to publication of their

work on YouTube (or your school server) makes dts a natural voice of the young.

YouTube. School networks. School (and other) film festivals. iPod


Educational Contexts: Maths. Drama and English. History. Languages. Primary – maths and music.

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Resources: Center for Digital Storytelling: Joe Lambert http://www.storycenter.org/

Jason Ohler http://www.jasonohler.com/index.cfm

iste wiki http://digitalstorytelling.iste.wikispaces.net/

Capture Wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/audiovideo/sites/galleries/pages/capturewales.shtml

Digitales http://www.digitales.us/

Electronic portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/tools.html

Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm ACMI – Australian Centre for the Moving Image http://www.acmi.net.au/SearchController/index.aspx?

txt_search=digital+storytelling&catSelected=acmi&kw=y&usterms=digital%20storytelling

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling

Education Technology service Hawaii http://its.ksbe.edu/dst/

The University of Huston http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

New Jersey Education Association http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?a=3860


Thank you

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